Nurse Aides cap ceremony honors 45 hour service
A group of thirty nine Nurse Aides who completed their class work under Mrs John A Holmes R N and their initial hospital service of 45 hours were capped last night in a ceremony at Plymouth Congregational church. The event featured processional by Marion Churchill Replogie and remarks by W C Simons chairman of Lawrence Memorial hospital board. The graduates pledged to give at least 150 hours service in a year and received oaths and benediction from local officials.
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John. A. Holmes
R.N
Plymouth Congregational Church
Isle
Marion Churchill Replogie
Wade Pierce
Douglas County
American Red Cross
W. C. Simons
Lawrence Memorial, Hospital
Simons
Red Cross
Lawrence Memorial
Mary Dunden
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eva MM. Bourne
County Health
R.H. Beamer
W. C Boardman
Donald O.wealerbee
W. F. Smallwood
Karl, Kreider
W. A. Johns
Arthur Hehnke
Maude Elliott
Bernice Nash
Lawrence
Betty Jean
Alexander
Colby
Norma Antone
Ottawa
Kathryn Bonewits
Peggy Davis
Kansan City
Gertrude Friedman
Carthage
Rosemary Harding
Marian Hasty
Khita
Winifred Ice
Newton
Wilton
Simmons Seeks Douglas County Clerk Nomination
Mrs. Mary Ellen Simmons of 941 Tennessee Street filed for nomination for clerk of district court in Douglas County. Subject to Republican primary voters. August 1. Employed in the automobile and tax department of the Douglas County treasurer’s office for years. Lawrence resident, homebuyer, mother of two daughters educated at the University of Kansas. Attended Emporia State Teachers College and the University of Kansas. She has taught school. Her daughters’ husbands are in the armed forces.
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Mary’ Ellen Simmons
Tennessee Street
Douglas County
Simmons
Automobile and Tax Department
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Fannie Hoyt
Mrs Fannie Hoyt formerly of this city died Saturday morning at her daughter Mrs Eaglesons home in Kansas City She was the widow of James Willard Hoyt and came to Lawrence as a child Her survivors include three daughters Mrs Corinne Eagleson of Kansas City Mo Mrs Arnetta Brown and Mrs Beatrice James of Los Angeles two sons James Willard Hoyt Jr and George Hoyt both of Los Angeles Several grandchildren Odessa and Corrineames of Los Angeles are listed Funeral services will be from St Luke AME church where she long a member Thursday at 2 pm Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery Rev J David Kelly will officiate
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Hoyt
Pittsburgh
Lawrence
James Willard Hoyt
Corinne Eagleson
Kansas City
Arnetta Brown
Beatrice James
Los Angeles
James Willard Hoyt, Jr
George Hoyt
Odessa
Corrineames
St. Luke A.M.E
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. David Kelly
Lake Ame
Rationing Calendar Notes Indefinite Validity for Various Coupons
The AP compiled rationing details listing stamps, books, and coupons with indefinite or extended validity. It notes sugar, gasoline, shoes, fuel oil, and other items with dates, areas, and new periods yet to be finalized by local rationing boards.
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Associated Press
Woodlawn recreation leader guides girls at camp
Miss Lucy McCormack, summer recreation leader at Woodlawn school playground, is a home economics educator from Kansas University and the University High School supervisor. The article notes other helpers, a boy assistant, and Frontier week activities with Western themes and Indian lore. It also mentions Cherbourg operations and American advances near Normandy with General Bradley using Tunisia tactics.
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Woodlawn School
Lucy McCormack
K. U
University High School
Girl Scouts
Camp Greenwood
Minneapolis
Minn
McCormack Hame
Alabama State College For Women
University of Minnesota
Woodlawn
Fred Cooper
Rachel
Jean
Cordley and Pinckney
Orrin H. Cooper
Massachusetts Street
Fred
Funk
Mortoa Chapel
Rosemary Auchard
V. M. Auchard
Tokyo Claims Jap Planes Sank American Battleship
Tokyo radio said an American battleship listed as sunk off the Marianas on June 16 was a 45 000 ton Iowa class. It claimed a 35 000 ton North Carolina class battleship was sunk June 15 off the Marianas, with two of four heavily damaged aircraft carriers also listing or ablaze on June 17.
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Tokyo Radio
Marianas
United States
Acacia No 9 Masonic Special Communication June 22
Acacia No 9 A F and A M schedules a special communication Thursday June 22 opening at 7 PM for second degree work Visitors welcome Robert P Schermshorn W M and E J Coy Secy Adv note Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM to hold Fellowcraft work Tuesday evening June 21 at 7 30 PM Clark O Morton W W M
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Acacia E No
A. F
A. M
Robert P. Schermshorn
W.M
E. J. Coy
E._ J. Coy
Llwrence Lodge
Clark
Morton
Crops Ripening Fast In Kansas Under Helpful Weather
Topeka June 21 crop report says wheat is ripening rapidly with harvest to begin soon in southern Kansas. Rye and barley near harvest in the south, with central areas set to start. Seasonable weather aided final planting of row crops and cultivation of corn and grain sorghums. Potatoes show fair top growth and beginning to bloom.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Sets Up Fraud Probe Including Labor Unions
Washington June 21 The house today established a mechanism to investigate suspected election fraud in this presidential campaign year and for the first time included labor unions in the scope. Previously the biennial probe covered congressional campaigns only for illegal corporate or business contributions. The inquiry will cover amounts raised contributed and expended by labor organizations trade associations and other agencies.
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Washington
House
Texas Heat Kills As Temperatures Top 100 Across State
Heat wave in Texas caused three deaths as temperatures rose above 100 degrees. Victims include A. R. Alexander 62 of Baird who died in Wichita Falls, Mrs Maggia Jones 57 of Dallas who collapsed at home, and F W Welgé visiting from San Marcos who died while en route to a Dallas hospital. Lubbock registered a high of 106 degrees, the fifth straight day over 100.
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Dallas
Texas
Ae . A. R. Alexander
Baird
Wichita Falls
Maggia Jones
San Marcos
Tex
F. W. Welgé
Forty Bushel Wheat Report From Southwest Regions
Dr. H A Mercer recently left his S O W physician post to pursue Chicago College of Medicine graduate work. He visited his Ar kansas City home and other southwest areas where he cited the wheat outlook as the best he has seen. Kansas Oklahoma border to Caldwell Kansas and Cherokee Oklahoma report fields of wheat and alfalfa with yields up to forty bushels per acre.
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H. A. Mercer
S.0.w
Chicago College of Medicine
City
Arkansas
Southwest
Kansas, Oklaoma
Caldwell
Kan
Cherokee
Okla
Bond Rally Drums Up Strong War Bond Support
A large bond rally on the field featured six Clydesdales pulling a bond wagon for a fund drive. Lt. David C. Waybur, a Medal of Honor hero, spoke of fighting Germany and urged civilians to support the drive. Lt. John B. Stewart and Marine Milford A. Harwood shared war experiences, while H. Roe Bartel urged universal bond purchases. Winners for the 15 prizes included Walter A. Schaal, C. H. Simpson, Mrs. G. W. Gathings, and others, as the auction concluded with praise from organizer Mike Getto.
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F. C. Allen
Clydesdales
Wilson & Co
Bill Stara
Treasury Department
John Jarard
Ed Dunne
War
David C. Waybur
Fort Riley
Sicily
John B. Stewart
C. C. Stewart
Italy
Pfe
Milford A. Harwood
Harwood
Louisiana Street
Tarawa Island
H. Roe Bartel
American War Dads
Jackson County
Boy Scouts of America
Bartel
Boy Scout
Walter A. Schaal
C. H. Simpson
G. W. Gathings
S. W. Ferguson
Margie Bone
Wiliam Johnson
Windsor
H. B. Harnar
Belle C. Summera
Esri A. Torneden
Gene Woodhead
F. B. Denlinger
Lawrence City Council Sets Monday Meeting and School Budget Session
Lawrence prepares for a city council meeting Monday at 8 pm in city hall and a board of education session Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Liberty Memorial high school to discuss the 1944 45 budget. Also noted are personnel changes at the Logan Moore lumber firm and Kansas University civil service promotions, plus local farming and community notices.
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Board of Education
Liberty ‘Memorial High School
Chiang Kai-shek urges collective security at state banquet
At Chungking June 21 President Chiang Kai-shek and Mrs. Chiang hosted a state banquet for Vice President Wallace. He affirmed China’s support for the Allied cause and urged a system of collective security backed by an international force if needed. Wallace toured a cloth-weaving plant and a wounded soldiers camp during the visit.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Henry Walace
China
Roosevelt
American Congress
America
Wallace
United States
Canada
Senate Approves One Year Price Stabilization Plan
Washington June 21 The senate speedily approved legislation to extend the price and wage stabilization law to June 30 1945 It accepted a conference committee compromise that would set Office of Price Administration ceilings on textiles to reflect a parity return to cotton producers The measure moved to the house and then to the White House with administration leaders predicting President Roosevelt would sign it The current act expires June 30 1944
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Washington
Senate
Conference Committee
Office of Price Administration
House
White House
Roosevelt
Eisenhower's Neighbors Go Over the Top in Drive
Abilene celebrates Fifth War Loan by buying bonds. 215 percent of quota reached. Every business closes for two hours as workers, led by the 44th division band from Camp Phillips, march to five banks to purchase bonds in honor of General Eisenhower.
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Abilene
Dwight D. Eisenhower
44Th Division
Camp Phillips
Eisenhower
Public Debt Surges Past 190 Billion Mark
Washington reports the U S public debt has exceeded 190 billion dollars, with the figure 190.057 billion at June 19 and 188.414 billion excluding certain guarantees. The legal debt limit recently raised from 210 to 260 billion. Bond buyers are urged to vote for Richard Maness in the Victory Amateur contest on June 24 at 7 p m with slips at banks and post offices.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Richard
Dick) Maness
Lawrence
WIBW
Banks and
Post Office
War news and hometown notices amid overseas updates
Letters from servicemen home highlight safe landings and England reports while local families share arrivals and visits. Cpl Donald Woodward and Sgt Charles Eberhart are noted with kinship details. enlistees Kenneth McCartney and Billy Gentry are mentioned with addresses. Bomb launching sites captured by Allied forces are reported. A drunk charge lands Ernest Bowen in jail for 15 days.
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Ernest Bowen
O. J. Lane
R. L. Webster
Meadowlark 4-H Girls Meet for Hand Towel Study
Meadowlark 4-H girls gathered at Mrs. Jangway on Thursday afternoon June 8 to work on hand towels. The next meeting is set for Wednesday June 21 at Mrs. Parker's. Henry Armstrong, comeback fighter, faces Nick Latsios in a 10 round feature tonight in Washington on June 21.
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Meadowlark
Charles Jangway
Parker
Armstrong
Washington
Henry Armstrong
Nick Latsios
Community Notes From Ola And De Soto Gatherings
Florence Van Markle and Rolla Murphy host birthday dinner in Ola for Mrs. Liddie Todd of Gridley with Sonny Murphy on furlough visiting family. Don Musser visits Kansas City. son Buford Musser writes from west coast embarkation port about sailing soon. Y W club at Mildred Atkinson’s De Soto home lists Mrs. David Dewett as assistant hostess. Lexington Farm Bureau unit meets in De Soto. Jasper LeSueur shopped in Olathe. local farm ladies busy canning.
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Florence van Markle
Rolla
Murphy-Quaintance
Olathe
Don Musser
Kansas City
Inlaw
Buford Musser
Cpl
B. H. Sonritage
Y. W. Club
Mildred Atkinson
de Soto
David Dewett
Cuthbertson
Harry Neal
Lexington Farm Bureau
Jasper LeSueur
Canning
Farmers Plow as Wheat Fields Turn Golden Across County
The piece notes farmers plowing corn with a newborn steer of hope, while wheat crops ripen to a golden yellow. Lida Wiard of Wichita spent a few days last week at the Irving Kilmer Time column, and plans to return to Wichita soon.
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Lida Wiard
Wichita
Woodstock Services Mark Father’s Day in Town
A Woodstock church saw good attendance on Father’s Day morning as the pastor spoke on King David and Absalom from Second Samuel. Community news notes Grandma Gibbs died Saturday evening at age nearly 92, with memorials at her daughter Mrs Chester Smith’s home. Family visits filled the day. Marion Jr Guthrie from the South Pacific and relatives from Lawrence Iowa and Perry gathered for dinner and greetings.
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King David
Absalom
Grandma Gibbs
Chester Smith
Marion, Jr
Guthrie
South Pacific
Lawrence
Col. Land
Jamie James
Iowa
Joe James
Ruth
Ray
Marion Payne
Perry
George Elston
Uttle
Para
Hollingsworth
Perry Nichols
Harry Wellman
Lenora Zook
Robert Davis
Roger
Emporia
Evans
Kansas City
Virgil Groves
Grover
Familly
W. A. Wellman
Wil Dias
Oklahoma
Carl Bruch
Maihter
Miss Stella
Alison
Wichita
Richard Petrie
Petrie
Charles Hershell
Buford McDonald
Valley Grove Community Notes Including Weddings and Visits
Valley Grove residents share news of returns from Buck Creek and Pennsylvania visits. Charles Biss and family celebrate a birthday in Buck Creek while Marilyn Ward visits her grandparents. A bridal shower for Mrs Archie Shoemate from Burlington is noted with gifts and refreshments. Dr and Mrs Flory of Tonganoxie visited. a Lawrence couple welcome a baby daughter at Memorial Hospital. Two men from Lawrence begin work on the Law project.
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Charles Biss
Buck Creek
Charles
Charles Coffman
Allen Coffman
Tonganoxie
Garner
Walter Snow
Lawrence
Ida Garner
Kauffman
Pennsylvania
Alton Hall
Harland Brown
George Brown
Oskaloosa
Ariand
Harold Bkeet
Here
Amarillo
Tex
Gulfport
Della Weibel
Lloyd
Herbert Champion
Wilmington
Déla
Marilyn Ward
Ira Ward
Archie Shoemate
Burlington
Jeff Barnes
W. QO. Flory
Fragmentary Local News Tease From Ward Home
Report notes work on the basement and power. mentions Miss of Harington awaiting her sister Mrs.berhard and Mrs Bie, with Smurr,j employed at Hercules Powder plant. references a wedding plan and visitors in Kansas City Monday involving Mra. Harold Skeet and Gary.
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Rance
Hrerington
Waite
Berhard
Owe Smurr
Hercules
Ponte
Tims
Ubs
Ps Jempey Chappell
Harold Skeet
Gary
Kansas City
Market News Livestock Close Kansas City June 21 AP WFA
Hogs unchanged and cattle and vealers sold to kill with light sorting. Cattle loads and slaughter cows ranged 10.60 to 11.25 with several lots of beef cows. Sheep and lambs uneven with lambs 25 to 60 lower, natives arriving 14.50 to 75, Texas clipped lambs and yearlings around 10.50, some top lines 6.50. New York stock market fell under profit taking with distilleries in demand. turnover about 1.5 million shares.
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Kansas City
Arizona
Los
Shippers
Rallto Parkers
Texas
New York
Wall Street
Ing
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Mary Ellen Simmons
Fannie Hoyt
Fannie Foyt
This City
Mra. Iui Eagleson
Cherbourg
Tunisia
Cherbourg Port
Normandy
Acqueville
Bradley
Bizerte
U. S. Ninth Division
Cap- Levy
Cap de la Hague
Ans
Tokyo
Lubbock
Howard Hurowitz
Feltmattress
Della G. Peacock
John Brand
Jayhawker Theater
Vivian G. Pierce
Mike Getto
George E. Berg
Haskell
Lawrence Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
William Kol
R. U. Military Department
W.B. Thomas
Logan-Moore Lumber Company
Fe.r. Montgomery
Georgia Gertrude Shepherd
Mississippi
Kansas University
Kansas Department of Civil Service
Shepherd
Lyons
Double Seven
Faye Frankson
Lincoln School
Rose Spearman
Delube
W. B. Dalton
Tharon
Harvey A. Jetmore
New Hampshire Street
Douglas County War Price, and Rationing Board
Senger
Urkes
W. H. Quikenbush
T/Sgtéoper Seserbine
Donald Woodward
Fort , Calif
Mrs
Cal’ Woodward
Belvoir
Kenneth McCartney
Billy Gentry
Kenneth
Jesse McCartney
Forest
Liberty Memorial School
Billy
Efem
W. A. Gentry
West Second Street
Gerald Miller
John Miller
Eudora
Ft. Meade, Md
Eugene W. Corel
Marine Corps
Charles W. Corel
San Diego
S. R. Hibner
Raymond
England
Ngland
C. P. Eberhart
East Eleventh Street
Sgt
Charles N. Eberhart
London
Corliss
Woodstock
Valley Grove
iNet
Am Tel
Tel Teo
Atch
Beth Steel
North Am Co
Paramount Pictures
Penney _ J
Ie Radio Corp
Sears, Roedue
Standard Oil
Cal
Ae Standard
Ind Texas Co Standard Oil
U's Steel
W.U
el & Mfg
City ‘Cab
Cunder New Management
John Withers
The
U. S. Mail Service
Post Office Department
Postal Service
U. S
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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